The time and place of the funeral service for the two Powell boys killed Sunday in a house fire have been changed because of an overwhelming response from the community.

The service is now scheduled for 11 a.m. Saturday at Life Center Church, 1717 S. Union Ave., the Curnow Funeral Home & Cremation Service announced this morning.

A private, family-only interment ceremony will take place now on Monday at Woodbine Cemetery.

Charlie and Braden Powell, 7 and 5, were killed Sunday during a scheduled, supervised visit with their father, Josh Powell. Investigators have said Powell intentionally set fire to his …

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The lawyer for Chuck and Susan Cox told the Salt Lake Tribune they were used to set up the Powells. Read that story here.

The Deseret News has a story about students at a West Valley high school dressing up out of respect for the Powell boys killed Sunday.

A couple saying they are an aunt and uncle of Josh Powell released a statement Tuesday night, several media outlets reported.

The couple said they were saddened for the losses that came Sunday, when Josh Powell ignited a blaze inside his Graham-area rental home, killing himself and his two sons.

They also said they faulted the legal system.

Read their statement here.

Flags at all state agency buildings will be flying at half-staff today in honor of a Marine sergeant from Seattle who was killed recently in Afghanistan.

Sgt. William C. Stacey, 23, died Jan. 31 from injuries he got from an improvised explosive device.

Gov. Chris Gregoire has ordered that flags remain at half-staff until the end of today or first thing Thursday.

A memorial fund has been set up in memory of Charlie, 7, and Braden, 5, who were killed by their father Sunday afternoon. The money will assist with funeral costs.

Donations can be made to The Charlie and Braden Powell Memorial Account at any Wells Fargo bank branch.

Josh Powell withdrew $7,000 cash from a South Hill bank branch Saturday, according to a search warrant affidavit filed in Pierce County Superior Court today.

A teller at the Bank of America branch at 176th and Meridian contacted sheriff’s detectives Sunday to notify them of the withdrawal, the affidavit states.

The teller did not ask Powell why he was making the withdrawal.

Detectives seized transaction records and photographs of Powell taken by bank security cameras, the affidavit states.

Powell killed his young sons, Charlie and Braden, about 24 hours later.

UPDATE:

Pierce County sheriff’s detectives took several items from Josh Powell’s storage shed in Sumner but “didn’t find anything that’s obviously remarkable,” spokesman Ed Troyer said.

He declined to say which items were removed.

Officers from West Valley City, Utah assisted with the warrant. Some are returning to Utah, others are remaining in Pierce County to attend Saturday’s funeral for Charlie and Braden Powell.

ORIGINAL POST:

Pierce County sheriff’s detectives are serving a search warrant at a storage unit believed to belong to Josh Powell, who burned down his Graham-area home Sunday, killing himself and his two young sons.

“We’re …

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Community members around Carson Elementary School have started to hang purple ribbons in honor of the two Powell brothers who were killed Sunday in a violent house fire.

The color of the ribbons – purple – was their mother’s favorite. Family members of Susan Cox Powell have hung purple ribbons and wreaths since her mysterious disappearance in December 2009.

Now, community members are hanging up ribbons for her sons – 7-year-old Charlie and 5-year-old Braden. The boys were killed Sunday afternoon when their father, Josh Powell, set fire to his Graham-area rental home. Josh Powell also was killed in the …

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